Church Cottages, Woodditton (RGL2025)

Church Cottages, Woodditton

History of Church Cottages

1939

Victor Youngs, b 1897, racehorse stud man

 

Frank W Dean, b 1881, horsekeeper on farm

 

James Starling, b 1906, farm labourer

 

Edward J Swann, b 1888, farm labourer

Ada, b 1893

Cyril Edward, b 1915, farm labourer

Margaret W, b 1926

In 1942 Cyril married Land Girl, Freda Rose Lucy Le Grys. Freda’s Women’s Land Army index card shows her address at the time her employment started 25 Oct 1939 as 15 Oxford Crescent, Clacton-on-sea. Later in life Freda was living at 19 Ditton Green.

Then, early in 1940, Freda Le Grys arrived and managed to combine hard work with good looks. Freda was “from away” (the far lands of east Essex) which gave her an enticing difference. With her outgoing personality, dark shoulder length hair and healthy complexion she caused a stir among the young men. By February 1942 she had married farm worker Cyril Swann. (p71)

R H Vincent (A Tanner Will Do)